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  • England U20 earn bonus-point win over Wales

    Jun 5, 17 • 1056 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England U20 earn bonus-point win over Wales

    England earned their second bonus-point victory of the World Rugby U20 Championship after a hard-earned 34-22 victory over Wales at Avchala Stadium. The reigning champions led 24-10 at half-time with tries from Justin Clegg and Gabriel Ibitoye (2), while...

  • Roux shuffles Junior Boks for Georgian challenge

    Jun 5, 17 • 1266 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Roux shuffles Junior Boks for Georgian challenge

    Junior Springboks coach Chean Roux made nine changes to his team to face Georgia in their second World Rugby U20 Championship pool match at the Avchala Stadium in Tbilisi on Sunday, as the side prepares for another physical encounter. Roux has made seven...

  • Whiteley lauds impact of Plettenberg Bay training camp

    Jun 5, 17 • 958 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Whiteley lauds impact of Plettenberg Bay training camp

    Following a very good week of on- an off-field preparations, the Springboks will move camp from Plettenberg Bay to Pretoria on Sunday where they will continue to fine-tune preparations for the first Castle Lager Incoming Series Test against France. The two...

  • Hat-tricks galore as SuperSport Rugby Challenge continues to thrill

    Jun 5, 17 • 888 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Hat-tricks galore as SuperSport Rugby Challenge continues to thrill

    Three hat-tricks highlighted Round Six of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge this weekend, while a thriller Rugby Festival in Mdantsane added more drama to a weekend filled with action-packed rugby. Veteran former Springbok winger, Odwa Ndungane, scored three...

  • Roux pleased as Junior Boks outplay Georgia

    Jun 5, 17 • 818 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Roux pleased as Junior Boks outplay Georgia

    Junior Springbok coach Chean Roux lauded his team for powering their way to a 38-14 bonus-point victory against Georgia – with Manie Libbok and Wandisile Simelane each crossing for two tries – in their second pool match at the World Rugby Umder-20...

  • Spectacular welcome for British & Irish Lions at birthplace of New Zealand

    Jun 5, 17 • 1055 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Spectacular welcome for British & Irish Lions at birthplace of New Zealand

    More than 400 warriors, mainly Ngāpuhi, both male and female, welcomed the British & Irish Lions team to the Waitangi Treaty Grounds today for a spectacular Pōwhiri. The New Zealand welcome, part of the DHL New Zealand Series, acknowledged the arrival...

  • Qantas Wallabies squad update

    Jun 5, 17 • 1011 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Qantas Wallabies squad update

    Samu Kerevi (Queensland Reds) and Nick Phipps (NSW Waratahs) have today been ruled out of the Qantas Wallabies’ June Arvo Test Rugby Series. Kerevi suffered an ankle injury during Queensland’s game against the Blues in Samoa, but will not require surgery....

  • Uys, Willams to join Junior Boks in Tbilisi

    Jun 2, 17 • 1484 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Uys, Willams to join Junior Boks in Tbilisi

    Muller Uys (loose forward) and Jondre Williams (scrumhalf) will join the Junior Springboks in Tbilisi, Georgia, as injury replacements for the Nama Xaba and Rewan Kruger respectively. Xaba (ankle) and Kruger (hamstring) were injured against France in the...

  • St.George Queensland Reds lose to Blues in Samoa 

    Jun 2, 17 • 886 Views • General News, Super Rugby • • Comments Off on St.George Queensland Reds lose to Blues in Samoa 

    The St.George Queensland Reds have lost 34-29 to the Blues in Round 15 of Vodafone Super Rugby at Apia Park, Samoa. In humid, slippery conditions both teams struggled to hold onto the ball but still managed to combine for nine tries with the Blues outscoring...

  • Team Release – Cell C Sharks XV vs. Griffons

    Jun 2, 17 • 1182 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Team Release – Cell C Sharks XV vs. Griffons

    Cell C Sharks XV vs. Griffons Date : Saturday, 3 June 2017 Time : 15h00 Venue : Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, Clermont Referee : Pro Legoete Assistant Referees : Vusi Msibi, Wayne Muller Television Match Official : Willie Vos   The Cell C Sharks XV...

  • England Sevens name squad for Moscow

    Jun 2, 17 • 1066 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on England Sevens name squad for Moscow

    England have named their squad for the opening round of the 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series which takes place in Moscow this weekend (3-4 June). The side contains a mix of players from the senior England Sevens set-up, England Sevens academy,...

  • Mpumalanga Rugby Union condemns violence on and off field

    Jun 2, 17 • 1004 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Mpumalanga Rugby Union condemns violence on and off field

    The Mpumalanga Rugby Union regards an incident that occurred on Saturday, 20 May 2017 whereby an underage rugby player charged a referee with his shoulder, in a very serious light. The player was called to a disciplinary hearing on Monday, 29 May 2017,...

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    Premier Iinterschool’s derby team announcement: Glenwood High v Monument

    Jun 2, 17 • 1487 Views • General News, School • • Comments Off on Premier Iinterschool’s derby team announcement: Glenwood High v Monument

    Premier Interschools is a series of 12 matches, which feature the highest profile and most traditional interschool rugby rivalries, from South Africa’s top rugby schools which are broadcast live on SuperSport from March to August. Schoolboy rugby has served...

  • Springbok squad members inspire Knysna youngsters

    Jun 2, 17 • 1428 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Springbok squad members inspire Knysna youngsters

    Springbok squad members Oupa Mohoje, Malcolm Marx, Lizo Gqoboka, Dillyn Leyds and Courtnall Skosan brought much delight and excitement to the community of Hornlee in Knysna on Thursday afternoon when they visited the area for a coaching clinic. The Knysna...

  • ARU reports its Reconciliation Action Plan progress

    Jun 2, 17 • 1152 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on ARU reports its Reconciliation Action Plan progress

    After launching its second Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) during National Reconciliation Week in 2016 to commit to increasing Indigenous engagement in rugby, the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has published its progress in the ARU Reconciliation Action Plan...

  • Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 11

    Jun 2, 17 • 897 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Queensland Premier Rugby Preview – Round 11

    Round 11 of Queensland Premier Rugby kicks off tomorrow with four matches on offer for grassroots Rugby fans. The Game of the Round will see Souths take on Wests at Chipsy Wood Oval as the club hosts its annual Ladies Day celebrations. The match will be...

  • Coca-Cola Craven Week 2017 | Exclusive campaign introduction

    Jun 1, 17 • 1835 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Coca-Cola Craven Week 2017 | Exclusive campaign introduction

    PARKLANDS COLLEGE LOCK IS HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST South Africa has a distinct rugby culture; it is embedded into our youth from a young age. Young boys begin to learn the fundamentals of the game from the very beginning of their school careers and...

  • Coleman steps in for DHL WP

    Jun 1, 17 • 1176 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Coleman steps in for DHL WP

    Flyhalf Kurt Coleman will make his first appearance of the season for DHL Western Province in their SuperSport Rugby Challenge encounter with the Border Bulldogs in Mdantsane on Sunday. Coach John Dobson’s team will be looking for their sixth...

  • Talented Bok Tourist Smit To Make Comeback At Beachcomber 10s

    Jun 1, 17 • 945 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Talented Bok Tourist Smit To Make Comeback At Beachcomber 10s

    PRETORIA, JUNE 1, 2017 – Springbok tourist Roelof Smit is set to make his rugby comeback at the Beachcomber World Club 10s tournament in Mauritius in June after a frustrating time on the sidelines. Smit, who was impressive for the Vodacom Blue Bulls in...

  • Stick takes the positives from SA U20 draw against France

    Jun 1, 17 • 1314 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Stick takes the positives from SA U20 draw against France

    Junior Springbok backline coach Mzwandile Stick focused on the positives from the team’s 23-23 draw against France in their opening World Rugby U20 Championship match in Tbilisi, Georgia, and said good player management was vital ahead of their second clash...

  • More communities reached as SuperSport Rugby Challenge travels to Mdantsane

    Jun 1, 17 • 1240 Views • General News • • Comments Off on More communities reached as SuperSport Rugby Challenge travels to Mdantsane

    The very popular and highly competitive SuperSport Rugby Challenge makes yet another sweep into the heartlands of South Africa, with a fourth Rugby Festival, this time in Mdantsane, as well as matches in Clermont, outside Durban, and Garsfontein High School...

  • Supersport Rugby Challenge Action Heads to Clermont

    Jun 1, 17 • 1567 Views • General News • • Comments Off on Supersport Rugby Challenge Action Heads to Clermont

    Durban, 1st June 2017:  Following the success of last year’s township tour and the Cell C Sharks official warm-up match in Umlazi, top class rugby action will be heading to the community of Clermont.  This Saturday, 3rd June, the Cell C Sharks XV will...

  • Provincial Barbarians team named for historic opening encounter of the DHL NZ Lions Series

    Jun 1, 17 • 1088 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Provincial Barbarians team named for historic opening encounter of the DHL NZ Lions Series

    The pride of New Zealand rugby provinces will be in full noise when the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians team, named today, opens the DHL NZ Lions Series against the British & Irish Lions on Saturday at Toll Stadium in Whangarei. Provincial Barbarians...

  • Australia U20s emerges victorious in tough battle against Wales U20s

    Jun 1, 17 • 875 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Australia U20s emerges victorious in tough battle against Wales U20s

    The BMW Australia U20s have defeated Wales U20s 24-17 in a tough first match of the World Rugby U20s Championship in Tbilisi, Georgia on Thursday morning. The match went right down to the wire with the winning try coming in the 78th minute through Queensland...

  • Frans Steyn joins Springboks in Plettenberg Bay

    Jun 1, 17 • 1124 Views • General News, International • • Comments Off on Frans Steyn joins Springboks in Plettenberg Bay

    Frans Steyn joined up with the Springbok squad on Wednesday afternoon at their training camp in Plettenberg Bay and said he is looking forward to his return to the Bok surroundings. He joined the squad after playing for the Barbarians against England at...